There was a "metaverse"-style chat room in the mid-90's that I loved. It looked like a side-scrolling game that was actually a chat room, and you chose an animal avatar to interact with the other avatars. There were ways to unlock different avatars, as well as some sort of currency, but I don't recall any of the details.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? It's been in the back of my mind for almost 20 years.